| Controlled aggregation in conjugated polymer nanoparticles via organic acid treatments. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21808426 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Understanding and controlling aggregation structures of conjugated polymers (CPs) in aqueous solutions is critical to improving the physical and photophysical properties of CPs for biological applications. Here, we present spectroscopic evidence, including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic results, that different organic acid treatment induces different aggregation structures and photophysical properties of CPs in water. Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) were fabricated by treating a non-aqueous soluble, primary amine-containing poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE-NH(2)) with organic acids followed by dialysis. CPNs formed by acetic acid (AA) treatment (CPN-AAs) exhibit characteristics of loose aggregation with minimal π-π stacking, while CPNs formed by tartaric acid (TA) treatment (CPN-TAs) exhibit a high degree of π-π stacking among PPE-NH(2) chains. The controlled aggregation for a specific application was demonstrated by comparing the fluorescence quenching abilities of the CPN-AAs and the CPN-TAs. A doubled Stern-Volmer constant was obtained from the densely packed CPN-TAs compared to that of the loosely aggregated CPN-AAs. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Yoon-Joo Ko; Eladio Mendez; Joong Ho Moon |
Related Documents
:
|
18855736 - The role of structure activity relationship studies in the search for new gaba uptake i... 1515906 - Selective inhibition of glial cell metabolism in vivo by fluorocitrate. 18057726 - Electrophysiological characterization of tight junctional pathway of rabbit cornea trea... 1407006 - Effects of taurine, homotaurine and gaba on hypothalamic and striatal dopamine metabolism. 20183496 - A new class of perfluorinated acid contaminants: primary and secondary substituted perf... 10472786 - Variability in the antinutritional constituents in greengram vigna radiata. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Macromolecules Volume: 44 ISSN: 0024-9297 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-8-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0365316 Medline TA: Macromolecules Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: 5527-5530 Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 St., Miami, FL 33199, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
|
R25 GM061347-01//NIGMS NIH HHS |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Frequency and gate voltage effects on the dielectric properties and electrical conductivity of Al?Si...
Next Document: Further Expansion of the trans-Diels-Alder Paradigm: Reductive Alkylation of ?-Cyanoketones.